Identify common healthcare topics should be routinely discussed with most patients/clients in order to promote healthy lifestyles.  Select all that apply. 

A client has just had major abdominal surgery and will need to keep their wound clean and change dressings daily using sterile technique.  What is the most effective way to determine if they are ready to learn? 

The nurse has just finished providing education about the patient’s prescribed medications.  Which technique most effectively evaluates patient understanding? 

A client expresses fear about an upcoming surgery.  What is the most appropriate response by the nurse? 

A client appears overwhelmed about their Type 2 diabetes diagnosis.  What would be the most effective strategy when teaching an anxious patient? 

Which teaching strategy is most effective for determining if psychomotor skills have been achieved? 

Which congenital heart defect is commonly associated with a persistent left superior vena cava?

Table 2: Training Dataset for Car Ownership Training dataset for predicting car ownership from employment, insurance, and marital status. Instance Employed Insured Marital Status Car Ownership 1 Yes No Single Yes 2 Yes Yes Single No 3 No No Married Yes 4 No Yes Single Yes 5 Yes Yes Married No 6 No No Single No Review Table 2: Training Dataset for Car Ownership. Assume we want to use a decision tree to predict if a person owns a car or not. Using entropy as the measure of node impurity, what is the information gain if the split is done on the attribute of being employed?

A client tells the nurse, “In my family, we discuss major health decisions together before deciding what to do.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

During an assessment, a client states, “I’m doing great today.” The nurse observes that the client speaks softly, looks toward the floor, and has little facial expression. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?